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Aug022014

August 2, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers MarketKids in the Kitchen Day!

At the Market this Saturday, you will find: Arugula, basil, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, chickweed, chives, cilantro, cucumbers, dill, dried beans, fennel, garlic, green beans, green peppers, head lettuce, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, lemon thyme, mushrooms, nettles, onions, oregano, peas, pac choi, potatoes, purplette onions, radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, salad mix, scallions, snow peas, spring onions, sugar snap peas, summer squash, sweet corn, Swiss chard, tarragon, tomatoes, totsoi, turnips, zucchini, and much more!

Mill City Cooks Demo, sponsored by UCare, 10 am: Don't miss this special cooking demo with Market Chef Heather Hartman and 'Kids in the Kitchen' cooking contest winner and birthday girl -  Vanessa Reyes-Romero, (age 9 on Saturday)! Vanessa will be showing us how to prepare her winning recipe: Fresh Mexican Flag salad.

Live Music, 11 am - 1 pm: MCFM welcomes Light of the Moon Trio! The Trio serves up a wide range of roots music from the American South, ranging from Appalachian tunes and Old-time country, Country Blues and Swing...on banjo, guitars, harmonicas, feet, voices, tinwhistle, and more!

Kids Activity, 8 - 10 am: Bring your kids, nieces, and nephews in for a fun veggie + art activity with Monica from Budding Farmers!

Picnic Operetta, 10 - 10:45 am: Check out a preview for this summer's rendition of King Arthur: A Picnic Operetta - English baroque gets punked!

Sponsor booth, all day: Because UCare is "health care that starts with you", visit UCare's booth for a free tote bag, our new 1 cup portion bowl and other wellness items and information from our LivingWell program.

Art Market, all day: Featuring Aprilierre, Sunrise Artists, and Annika Kaplan.

Member Specials 8/2/2014!

Become a Market Member and get a $5 off coupon at the Wedge Community Co-op, a free package of Mrs. Kelly's  Tea of the week,

weekly specials at the market all season long, and a $5 market token good for anything at the market! This Saturday's specials include: 

Black Cat Natural Foods: Buy one, get one 1/2 off (of equal or lesser value) before 10 am!    

Barkley's Bistro: But the "treat fleet" and get 1 pint of bones du jour for FREE!

Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 purchase;

Bliss Granola: $1 off any bag of granola or muesli! 

Northern Lakes Wild Rice: $1 off 1 lb of wild rice; 

Loon Organics: $1 off any $10 purchase;

Mrs. Kelly's Tea: $1 off a $10.50 purchase;

Kiss My Cabbage: $1 off Lemon Coriander Leek Kraut; 

Verdant Tea: a free drink with purchase of $25+ loose leaf tea!

Sassy Knitwear: $3 off any children's item! (Limit one discount per person);

Seed to Seed Farm: $1 off 1 lb of broccoli!

Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 purchase;

Singing Hills Goat Dairy: $1 off on any 2 chevre or any 2 feta; 

Stones Throw Urban Farm: Basil - buy two bunches and get 3rd for half price and kale - $3 or 2 bunches for $5!

The Bolt: $1 off any beverage!

Zula Juice: $1 off a bottle of juice or 10% off a 3 Day Cleanse. 

Just show your "I'm a Member" bag!